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The APG Prize Competition Quiz has now concluded.

The five winners are:

Emma Babiszewski of Narcoote, South Australia
Riccardo Conte of Brunswick, Victoria
Michelle Manning of Great Western, Victoria
Joyce Walsh of Tamworth, NSW
Emma Wood of Mildura, Victoria

Each winner will receive a sales day sustaining vouchers valued at $990 which can be used to sustain any filly that they purchase from the 2012 APG yearling sales (subject to the terms and conditions printed on the voucher).

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The correct answers to the quiz were:

Q1 - On average, just over 30 x $100,000 winners emerge from the APG sales each year;

Q2 - On average, APG starters earn more than 3 times their purchase price;

Q3 - Over 95% of APG's Group One winning sales graduates raced as 2yo's. On average, these horses raced 10 times as a 2yo, winning on more than 4 occasions and earning in excess of $100,000 during their 2yo season;

Q4 - APG's Group One winners were purchased at the APG Sales for an average of $20,228;

Q5 - On average, APG Sales Graduates that have at least 5 two year old starts go on to have 62 career starts and earn in excess of $66,000 in prizemoney.

APG Prize Competition Quiz

The following quiz relates to horses sold at the APG Sales between 2000 and 2007 (i.e. horses that were between 5 and 12 yrs of age at the end of the last racing season).

Question 1:

On average, how many $100,000 winners have emerged from each individual crop of APG horses?

	10
	15
	20
	Over 30

Question 2:

On average, for all race starters to have emerged from the APG sales, how do their career earnings compare to their initial purchase price?

	The horses failed to earn enough prizemoney to cover their purchase price
	The horses earned roughly the same amount of prizemoney as their purchase price
	The horses earned prizemoney that was approximately double their purchase price
	The horses earned prizemoney that was more than three times their purchase price

Question 3:

APG Sales Graduates of the 2000-2007 sales have collectively won over 80 Group One races. Of APG’s Group One winning sales graduates, which of the following statements is true?

	Roughly 50% raced as two year olds, with those starters averaging 3 starts, 1 win and $10,000 in earnings as a two year old.
	Roughly 66% raced as two year olds, with those starters averaging 5 starts, 2 wins and $30,000 in earnings as a two year old.
	Roughly 75% raced as two year olds, with those starters averaging 7 starts, 3 wins and $50,000 in earnings as a two year old.
	Over 95% raced as two year olds, with those starters averaging 10 starts, 4 wins and over $100,000 in earnings as a two year old.

Question 4:

APG’s Group One winners have average career earnings in excess of $375,000 per horse. What was the average sales price of these Group One winners when they were first purchased as yearlings at the APG Sales (to the nearest $1,000)?

	$10,000
	$20,000
	$30,000
	$40,000

Question 5:

On average, how many lifetime starts, and how much career prizemoney is won by APG Sales Graduates that have at least 5 starts as a 2yo?

	15 career starts and $20,000 in prizemoney
	30 career starts and $35,000 in prizemoney
	45 career starts and $50,000 in prizemoney
	Over 60 career starts and over $65,000 in prizemoney

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